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Colorado Rapids vs Sporting Kansas City – Lineups & Match Details

Colorado Rapids beat Sporting Kansas City 2-0. Goals: R. Cannon (65'), Rafael Navarro (90'). Colorado Rapids had 74% possession against Sporting Kansas City's 26%. Shots on target: 3-3.

Major League Soccer · Regular Season - 19

Sunday, 16 August 2026

Colorado RapidsColorado Rapids

2 - 0

Full Time

HT: 0 - 0

Sporting Kansas CitySporting Kansas City

Referee: G. Gonzales

Lineups

Colorado RapidsColorado Rapids4-2-3-1
N. Hansen41N. HansenG
R. Cannon4R. CannonD
R. Holding6R. HoldingD
L
5L. WilliamsD
M. Navarro29M. NavarroD
W. Frederick13W. FrederickM
J. Atencio12J. AtencioM
D. Sealy7D. SealyM
P. Aaronson10P. AaronsonM
G. Minoungou93G. MinoungouM
Rafael Navarro9Rafael NavarroF

Substitutes

31A. BeaudryG
33K. ThompsonD
2K. RosenberryD
24N. CobbD
8H. OjediranM
88Y. MazizM
77D. YapiF
16A. HarrisF
32D. PhillipF
Sporting Kansas CitySporting Kansas City4-4-2
S. Cleveland30S. ClevelandG
J. Davis8J. DavisD
M
3M. MosqueraD
O. Blorian5O. BlorianD
E. Karic18E. KaricD
S. Suleymanov93S. SuleymanovM
K. Agyabeng20K. AgyabengM
Z. Bassong22Z. BassongM
Capita7CapitaM
D. Joveljic9D. JoveljicF
C. Harris11C. HarrisF

Substitutes

1J. PulskampG
15J. MillerD
99J. ReidD
16J. BartlettD
2I. JamesD
28W. MeyerD
6M. GarciaM
17S. AfrifaF
19T. CalheiraF

Match Events

30'Y

Z. Bassong

38'R

K. Agyabeng

42'S

M. Suleymanov

Substitution 1

46'S

Z. Bassong

Substitution 2

56'S

W. Frederick II

Substitution 1

62'S

O. Blorian

Substitution 3

63'Y

M. Suleymanov

65'G

R. Cannon

Assist: Y. Maziz

66'S

D. Sealy

Substitution 2

66'S

D. Joveljić

Substitution 4

66'S

Capita

Substitution 5

84'Y

J. Atencio

85'S

G. Minoungou

Substitution 3

88'Y

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90'+2R

#279201

90'+5G

Rafael Navarro

Assist: P. Aaronson

Statistics

Colorado Rapids
74%26%
Sporting Kansas City
2.91Expected Goals (xG)0.97
28Total Shots6
3Shots on Target3
8Corners2
12Fouls12
2Offsides2
89Pass Accuracy (%)66
1Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards2
Match preview

Colorado Rapids host Sporting Kansas City on Sunday, 16 August 2026. The kick-off time is 01:30 local. The fixture is part of the Major League Soccer schedule. Colorado Rapids go into the match 8th in the table; Sporting Kansas City sit 15th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Colorado Rapids have taken 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 win. Sporting Kansas City have collected 1 win, 0 draws and 4 losses over the same span. Recent run: 2 losses in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 22 Mar 2026: Colorado Rapids 4-1 Sporting Kansas City; 31 Aug 2025: Colorado Rapids 2-4 Sporting Kansas City; 5 Jul 2025: Colorado Rapids 1-2 Sporting Kansas City. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Colorado Rapids beat Sporting Kansas City 2-0. Colorado Rapids scored through R. Cannon 65', Rafael Navarro 90'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Colorado Rapids held 74% of the ball against 26% for Sporting Kansas City. Shots on target finished 3-3. Expected goals read 2.91 for Colorado Rapids, 0.97 for Sporting Kansas City.

Verdict

The win nudges Colorado Rapids forward and leaves Sporting Kansas City with work to do. Colorado Rapids sat 8th and Sporting Kansas City 15th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.